LSU routs Arkansas

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Nov 25, 2011 at 12:01 AMNov 25, 2011 at 11:00 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? Tyrann Mathieu returned a punt 92 yards for a score, LSU punished third-ranked Arkansas with 286 yards rushing, and the top-ranked Tigers secured a spot in the SEC championship game with a 41-17 victory Friday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tyrann Mathieu returned a punt 92 yards for a score, LSU punished third-ranked Arkansas with 286 yards rushing, and the top-ranked Tigers secured a spot in the SEC championship game with a 41-17 victory Friday.

Kenny Hilliard, Spencer Ware and Jordan Jefferson all scored on the ground for LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC), which is 12-0 for the first time and will play No. 13 Georgia next weekend in Atlanta.

A win over the Bulldogs would assure the Tigers their third trip to the BCS title game in nine seasons. Though at this point, LSU might be able to get there even if it loses.

DeKALB, Ill. (AP) — Chandler Harnish ran for 148 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown, and threw a 54-yard touchdown pass as Northern Illinois wrapped up a spot in the Mid-American Conference championship game by beating Eastern Michigan 18-12 Friday.

EMU (6-6, 4-4) pulled within six points on Alex Gillett's 24-yard TD pass to Nick Olds with 6:19 to go, but was stopped on its final possession.

BC's Kuechly sets record

MIAMI (AP) — Luke Kuechly ran an interception back for a touchdown and became Boston College's all-time tackles leader in a 24-17 win over Miami 24-17 Friday.

Colorado upsets Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Coleman Petersen missed a 48-yard field goal try with two seconds left as Colorado beat Utah 17-14 Friday, ending the Utes' hopes for a Pac-12 South title.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Jordan's son sparks upset

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marcus Jordan, the son of Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, made two big free throws to give Central Florida the lead with 3:11 left and the Knights upset No. 4 Connecticut 68-63 in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Buford leads OSU

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — William Buford scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and Ohio State cruised past Valparaiso 80-47 Friday.

Syracuse wins NIT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kris Joseph had 18 points and 8 rebounds and the fifth-ranked Syracuse closed the game on a 15-3 run to beat Stanford 69-63 Friday and win the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Brandyn Curry had six points, five assists, and five steals to help Harvard upset Florida State 46-41 Friday in a game that matched the lowest halftime Division I scoring total since 1986.

The 14-14 halftime score matched the output of Ole Miss (15) and South Carolina (13) in the first half of their game on Jan. 8, 2003.

The Badgers (5-0) will face BYU in today's championship at the suburban Chicago Sears Centre.

PRO BASKETBALL

Talks last 11 hours

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA owners and players met for more than 11 hours Friday in an attempt to end the 148-day lockout in time to save the league's Christmas Day schedule.

That deadline has created a sense of urgency because the Dec. 25 schedule is traditionally a showcase for the league. This season's three-game slate was to include Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch, plus MVP Derrick Rose leading Chicago into Los Angeles to face Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

PRO HOCKEY

Jets overpower Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Evander Kane and Andrew Ladd each scored, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Petr Sykora scored and Johan Hedberg made 23 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and the 19th of his NHL career to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Friday.

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